599 Lexington Avenue

599 Lexington Avenue
General information
Type Class A office space
Location New York City
Coordinates 40°45′28″N 73°58′15″W / 40.75784°N 73.97073°W / 40.75784; -73.97073Coordinates: 40°45′28″N 73°58′15″W / 40.75784°N 73.97073°W / 40.75784; -73.97073
Construction started 1984
Completed 1986
Cost $300 million[1]
Owner Boston Properties
Height
Roof 653 ft (199 m)
Technical details
Floor count 50
Lifts/elevators 24 [2]
Design and construction
Architect Edward Larrabee Barnes

599 Lexington Avenue is a 653 ft (199m) tall, 50-story skyscraper in New York City, New York designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes. It was the first building constructed by Mortimer Zuckerman and his company Boston Properties in New York City. The site was acquired for $84 million in 1984, and completed in 1986.

It is one of the 67th tallest buildings in New York City (tied with the two towers of River Place). The lobby contains Frank Stella's Salto nel Mio Sacco. The property also contains an entry to the Lexington Avenue – 53rd Street subway station (4, ​6, <6>​, E, and ​M trains).

The building is notable for being completed without an anchor tenant.[3]

Tenants

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mort Zuckerman gets last laugh Archived 2009-02-25 at Archive.is, Adam Piore, The Real Deal, September 2008.
  2. ↑ "599 Lexington Avenue". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  3. ↑ Anthony DePalma, Building Offices Without a Prime Tenant, The New York Times, July 27, 1986.
  4. ↑ "New York: Places". K&L Gates. 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  5. 1 2 Geiger, Daniel (29 May 2012). "Cogent Signs On For 4,500 s/f at 599 Lex". Commercial Observer. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  6. ↑ Cuozzo, Steve (14 July 2009). "These Deals Are Already In Place". New York Post. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Contact Us". Cowen Group. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  8. ↑ Boston Properties (10 October 2000). "Boston Properties Announces Shearman & Sterling Expand and Renew at 599 Lexington Avenue". PR Newswire. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "New York Offices". Reed Smith. 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "North America". Huron Consulting Group. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
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